We had a Local Flavor so decided to give McBrides a try. To start, they brought some complementary chips and queso. Good, but very hot. Of course, we figured the idea was to keep you thirsty so they would sell more drinks. I ordered the chicken quesadillas and my husband had the club sandwich. We shared an order of cheese curds. Everything was very good, and servings were large so we brought the leftovers home. Our server was Jessica, and the service was excellent. I would have given 5 stars, but there was a large crowd at the bar, unmasked, and social distancing wasn't observed. We felt fairly safe in the restaurant area, but we kept our distance from the bar. read more

Great place! Great staff! The outside bartender was so sweet and really great to talk to! The food is good and they give you complimentary chips and cheese dip! All that matters is the vibe is good and fun and they are dog friendly! read more

A Great bacon cheddar burger...the free chips and salsa before you eat is a plus... The pot roast is excellent...sandwich or dinner... read more

So, I've been here a few time, but have always been busy with the food or, drinks to get to review. The food is great! Last night I got the Four Leaf Clover sampler, which is a few mini burger, some chicken strips, fries mac and cheese, and some mozzarella sticks. Everything was hot, tasted great, and the sauces were on point. For my main, I got the Cajun chicken pasta. And, even with me having a big appetite I am able to finish all my food, but...I had to take that bad boy home. The chicken was the right amount of grilled, and the pasta and sauce distribution was even! All in all, I'll keep coming back! read more

DO NOT GET there steak quesadilla. They use the steak from the filley. It just tast different and in my opinion does not test good

Family night out on a great socially distanced patio, food was excellent & our young gentlemen server on top of his game from our orders for a party of 5 to drinks, to checking multiple times to see if we needed Anything!!! Couldn't have been better! We'll be back for sure! Appreciated the masked servers as well! read more

I have been to this place when it was the original Heroes, which was, and still is, garbage. i have been to this place when it was City Of Champions, which was nothing more than a hangout for Joliet's "finest." I was hesitant to come here now, however, I was pleasantly surprised. This is a great place to watch a sporting event. In this case, it was the Kentucky Derby. My girlfriend and I sat outside and enjoyed our meal. They kindly turned the tv up as the race was to begin. The music selection was spot on. Our bartender, Erica, was great and the food was quality. The reason I cannot rate it a 5 is because their staff schedule was mismanaged. To have one person essentially work the outside and the bar inside, on a late Saturday afternoon, is totally unacceptable. That slowed down our service and it needs to be addressed. read more

Good food and good specials. Big center bar and then two separate dining area Family friendly, have been there numerous times with my 18 month old and the staff is always happy to see her and provide great service. The burger special on mondays is one of the best deals in the area. read more

Last 3 or 4 trips her have been disappointing. This used to be the go to place for great food, but it has changed. Tired of giving this place another chance to get better. read more

Horrible chicken strips! Club sandwich was good! Horrible chicken strips....yes, I said it twice! read more

First time here and honestly not a big fan. It started off good but definitely not my crowd, took almost 25 minutes to get our check to leave. We kept having different servers and couldnt really tell who was a server and who was just a customer walking. Also with all the sickness going around i didnt like that i didnt put my own straw in my own drink and that some waitresses had their LONG hair down & not in a bun or pony tail. I won't recommend this place to anyone. Wasn't a horrible experience, just alright. read more

Did not realize McBride's had two locations. The burger was excellent. I was happy to hear the cow parts are purchased locally and are hormone free! I will be back. The kids also enjoyed their food. Franz M read more

I was in McBride's On 52 on Monday, July 6, 2015. I ordered a bowl of chili and 1 pound of spicy Buffalo wings. While the food tasted very good, the way it was presented was poor (no garnish on the chili or the wings), and the service and attention to detail by the bartender was severely lacking. I was basically ignored by my male bartender, whose name I think was Pat (?) - he wore a baseball cap (another negative in my book - you never wear a hat inside a building, but that's just me). I immediately start out at a 25% tip rate, then subtract 1% for each instance of poor service or lack of attention, etc. He didn't stay at 25% very long -- read on for the reasons.... (1) Most of the bartender's attention centered around a group of approx. 4 women and 2 men that were sitting kitty-corner from me. I hope they tipped him well to make up for the tip he lost from me for being ignored. (2) The bartender was slow on refilling my beer, and it was hard to get his attention, despite not being very busy. No other bartenders were present, so I was stuck with him. (3) He didn't offer any extras for my chili, such as onions, sour cream, or hot sauce, and didn't even make sure I had salt and pepper in front of me. Temperature-wise, the chili was hot, but the wings had been allowed to cool just enough for me to notice. (4) When I paid my bill, I paid with my debit card. I also asked for change for a $10 bill, which would normally be a $5 and five $1 bills, which was how I asked for the change in the first place. What does he give me? TWO $5 BILLS. Who doesn't know how to give proper change in a situation like that? There's no excuse and that REALLY pisses me off. I also found out that it's better financially to tip your server with cash instead of adding it onto your food bill. This guy lost out again because he gave me the two $5 bills -- I had no $1 bills, so I put the tip on the receipt. There's no excuse for poor service and lack of attention to details for a paying customer. I may duplicate my visit after this to see if any lessons have been learned. read more

Wouldn't let us play our music after a certain time.?just stupid. Find somewhere else to go. Don't come here If you're looking for fun. TOTAL BUZZ KILL read more

The service was good. The food we had was at best average. No one in our party was blown away by it. May try again on a different day and order something different. read more

I've driven past this place about at least 100 times and never stopped but I decided to give it a chance after getting burned out by my usual places. Since then, I've been there 3 times and every time it's something. First you walk in and there's no hostess to seat you which isn't that big of a deal until you realize that your waitress doesn't have a section and she kinda just floats all over place. She may have your table but she may also have a large number of tables on the opposite side of the place making service horrible. I had to wait 20 minutes once just to get a refill on my soda! I will say the one good thing about this place is the appetizers. It's IMO the only saving grace of this place. They are really good. I've had the Four Leaf Clover. It was HUGE and honestly you could eat it as a meal. I also had the Quesadillas and the Pretzel Sticks which were outstanding. I'd go back and just order the Pretzel Sticks to go. Now the bad...the entrees: First time I had the Fish and Chips which wasn't extremely bad but it wasn't very good. The Fish was dry and the chips seemed over cooked. When I complained about the fish, the waitress said that's how fish is. Really? The same time my friend got the Ruben which looked really good but the cornbeef under further inspection was filled with large amounts of fat. Disgusting. You expect some fat but what he got was not acceptable. I decided that since the apps were so good that I should give it another try. I've had bad meals in the past at good restaurants. It happens. I ordered a Paddy Melt. When it arrived I picked it up and the grease just dripped all over my plate like someone had dropped it in a vat of it . I actually took the burger and squeezed it and almost filled my entire plate with grease. I asked for another and got it about 20 minutes later which at that time my mother already completed her meal. In the end I took it home and ate it later. It still was really greasy. Third times the charm? Wrong. I order the Shepard's Pie. It was disgusting. I've had Shepard's Pie many times before but this was the worst. The meat was disgusting. The gravy was VERY salty. The mash potatoes didn't even seem done. My gf ordered a burger. I don't remember which one but she wasn't happy with it. She asked for some extra sauce for the burger. The waitress came back 18 minutes later with it which at that time the burger was cold. She was serving us and about 6 tables on the absolute farthest part of the restaurant. I even saw her outside serving a table on the patio. When we asked for the check, the waitress asked if there was something wrong with the Pie since I hardly touched it. I told her about my complaints and the "manager at the time", her words not mine, came up and then copped an attitude. He told me that's how they make it in Ireland. Wrong. I really wanted to like this place but I just can't recommend it. I don't drink so I can't comment on the bar. Apps were good. Meals terrible. read more

Portion size is decent. The McNachos are covered in so much canned, flavorless cheese sauce that you cant even taste the minimal amount of chili they put on them. The Shepherds Pie is flavorless, never saw a carrot or onion and the 3 peas were obviously canned. Not a happy experience. read more

Nice place to go hang out kinda like a throwback Cheers but I don't go enough for everybody to know my name. HEhe

The pesto and chicken pasta dish I had here was delicious! The only part of my experience that was negative; we had 3 or 4 different servers who weren't communicating. read more

Went there after work and it took a minute for someone to help us but after they did the waitress was nice and engaging and the food was pretty good they got an outside area in the summer so I like that but here's where things get shaky there was a dare I say oversized woman in there and we all noticed her walking around and talking to the staff I thought maybe she was the manager or part of ownership but I guess she could've been a regular anyway she came over to are table and asked were we buying stock I took that to mean that we had been there to long for her and wanted us to leave. Maybe it's nothing but I definitely felt like it was something as we were all black. read more

Once upon a time a young-ish man did battle with the beast known as hunger. A wise sage said "McBrides on 52 will give you the power you need to defeat the hunger monster." The man made his way through the construction forest and arrived at McBrides. A delightful maiden that was with child was willing to provide the much needed meal to the man. "A burger, fair maiden, is what I need to defeat the beast." Unfortunately, it was a trap laid out by an evil wizard chef. "Burger, hahahaha" the wizard laughed, "burnt cardboard is what I will serve the man." The man left McBrided defeated. The point...uh, not a very good meal. read more

I had this over a year ago and I haven't been back. Just because I haven't had time to go to a bar. This place is a restaurant but I would go there for the wide selection of beer only. read more

Every night of the week they have a new special. Trivia, Poker, bingo, beer pong tournament, etc. We go every week for trivia and its a blast! Oh yea and they give out gift cards as prizes! And i know for trivia at least it's all ages can play with teams up to 10 people!! Plus they usually have cheap beer specials too! :). Always a plus... I've never gotten an actual meal from there but I can tell u every appetizers I've had from here is extremely good! read more

Not impressed. I asked if they could turn on the live NHL playoff game instead of the "classic game" that was inexplicably on when we first go there. I asked her again about 5 minutes later. Two more people tried, wrong remotes,etc. As I was finishing my meal, they got it changed, to the wrong channel! My kids ordered chocolate milk with no chocolate taste. My wife pointed this out and the waitress stated they but chocolate in it. After about 10 seconds of awkward silence she put more in. My wife's drink was not good. Fries were medium rare, you get the point.. If you are a fan of the band UFO, you are in luck, as it was blaring. read more

A nice place to watch sporting events. Food is just ok. Not much flavor. If they improved their food taste it would rate a much higher score! read more

Do not purchase for this particular location! I lost $20 groupon bucks because they refused to take it last year until they expired! They made all kind of excuses not to take them. When I paid for a take-out with a card, cashier at the bar who didn't even acknowledged me conveniently added a $7.00 tip to my $15.00 order. Not a boo nor thank you was said, he was too busy talking to a bar patron all the time I was patiently waiting for him to finish my bill. Lucky I keep receipts to compare with card statement. I got my $7.00 back but the point is that's theft! They are not worthy of any star! I could have reported them to credit card fraud dept but they asked me not to. They just gave me back my $7.00 & sent me out the door without apologies. With the kind of service they displayed, they obviously don't deserve my business. I supported them through pandemic but I AM DONE! read more

We loved City of Champions. so we are looking forward to giving this place a few more tries once it's up and running for a while. We went after they had only been open a week so no real food or drink specials and no entertainment scheduled. I will say that the place looks a lot bigger and very clean. read more

I have had particularly good service here. I usually sit at the bar and order food and drinks so getting good service is not hard. Both bartenders that have served me here were very attentive. I liked the burger and fries, but I think their menu needs an overhaul. There is really nothing fresh about the food and the overall quality is kind of blah. I saw someone get a pot roast sandwich that looked amazing, and I will probably try it next time there. I also haven't had my dinner interrupted by some DJ playing electronic, which would have absolutely ruined the vibe. 4 star bar for drinking, if you want to do both, I would say 3 The bar is nice and big with a clean fresh look, they just need a menu to match. I will be back. read more

Awful service.. Waited 15-20 mins at the bar around 5pm for dinner and drinks , no one came so we left :/

Food and service is mediocre at best in my opinion. Service was a little slow for what it seemed like a slow lunch but they're very friendly. They do have a huge craft beer selection on tap and bottled for the beer drinkers. They have a big Establishment and TVs around the bar. I ordered fish and chips for my first visit and I preferred my fish to be a little more fried than it was but it was still just ok. Very clean place. I'm looking forward to the summer to check out their patio area and enjoy a nice cold beer. read more

My husband and I LOVE this place!!!! We can't say a bad thing about it. We started eating here about a year ago and we eat there every 3-4 weeks. Everything we've tried and been great but our faves are the pot roast sandwich and the prime rib sandwich. The service is fantastic!! After our first visit it was our new favorite "go to place" read more

their mini-burgers rock! seriously amazing! Angus beef and it comes with crispy fries with all the veggies! YUMMMM

Great place to hang out at. Also has a cool patio to sit outside and have drinks and watch the game. Food is good and beer is cold which says a lot to me. read more

St. Patrick's Day 2017-went to McBride's for an early dinner. Best Reuben of my life! I will be back very soon. Very best Irish bar in the area! read more

I called them at 8:30 p.m. to ask how late their kitchen was open. The person who answered said the kitchen was open until 10. Made the trip down there only to be told by a very rude blonde bartender that it closed at 9. This place has never had great bartenders. Service is always slow, but this girl was flat out mean. read more

This place is great. The food is excellent and is that way consistently. Service is better than most places like it. I'm normally not someone that gets burgers at restaurants but the southwest Burger is excellent thanks to the chipotle sauce. The pasta is probably my personal favorite, especially the Cajun chicken pasta. We have sampled a lot of the appetizers and all are pretty good but the nachos and the sampler patter that I believe is called the 4 leaf clover stand out. Drinks are very reasonably priced and the usually have good specials. Best part of all is they always have a deal on groupon. It's a top 5 place in the area if you caws sleep me. read more

I enjoyed the buffalo wings by the pound. The ribs were alright, but I'm particular with ribs, I enjoy more of a southern style. They really do serve generous portions. The wait was a little long, but the place was busy, which is a good sign. I would go back again for the wings. read more

Loved it! Great Sports atmosphere, cool patio, friendly and attentive waitstaff and good food! We will be back :)

I can understand the bar being slammed for Game 7 of the World Series... but 15 minutes to be acknowledged by a bartender at the bar and 45 minutes for a cold appetizer sampler to go... which only showed up after an inquiry and after food ordered after the sampler is a bit meh. Normally I love the food there and the service is pretty top notch but tonight, they're either not ready for the crowd or more interested in the game. read more

My husband and I like to find places we can't go to at home while we are out of town. We enjoy Irish pubs and wanted to give this one a try. The menu had a decent selection but not as much Irish food as I would have liked to see, in my opinion Corned beef and cabbage should be on evey irish pub menu but unfortunately its not on this one. I did have the beef tips and gravy with mashed potatoes and vegetables, the beef tips were just a steak cut up. It was a little salty and the steak was a little chewy but all in all pretty good. My husband had the Ruben with Tater tots , it was a large serving and he said it was pretty good. read more